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#figurativelanguage #poetry Poetry unit terms and figurative language
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What is a SIMILE?
A comparison of two unlike things NOT using "like" or "as"
A comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as"
A new type of dinosaur
None of these
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What is a REFRAIN in poetry?
It is a regularly repeated line or group of lines
Neither of these
It is like a chorus in a song
Both of these
3
What is a HYPERBOLE?
None of the above
An exaggeration or overstatement
Writing that gives human qualities to nonhuman things
Language that appeals to the senses
4
Which of the following is a HYPERBOLE?
All of these
We're baking out here
It's like a million degrees
It's so hot I could cook on the sidewalk
5
What is the best description of FREE VERSE poetry?
Poetry with patterned rhyme and rhythm
Poetry with irregular lines and inconsistent rhythm or rhyme
Poetry that breaks rules
All of the above
6
Which example creates a metaphor for HUNGER?
Drool slipped past his parched mouth at the smell of bacon.
He was like a ravenous wolf waiting in the lunch line.
None of these.
He was a ravenous wolf waiting in the lunch line.
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What is a METAPHOR?
A comparison of two unlike things NOT using "like" or "as"
None of these
A new type of dinosaur
A comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as"
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What is RHYTHM in a poem?
A series of stressed and unstressed syllables
All of the above
The beat (duh)
A pattern created by the sound of the words
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Which of the following uses PERSONIFICATION?
The trees were like pompoms
The trees were giant rattles
The trees bowed
None of these
10
Which of the following uses the most ALLITERATION?
The rose was blooming.
The red rose was really blooming.
The red rose was blooming.
The red rose reacted radically by rising.
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Which example creates IMAGERY describing HUNGER?
He was a ravenous wolf waiting in the lunch line.
Drool slipped past his parched mouth at the smell of bacon.
All of these.
He was like a ravenous wolf waiting in the lunch line.
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What is an ONOMATOPOEIA?
The use of words that imitate sounds
The repetition of sounds at the END of words
The repetition of consonant sounds at the BEGINNING of words
The use of any element of language more than once
13
What is a CONCRETE POEM?
Poems about abstract nouns
Poems about concrete nouns
Poems shaped like their subject
Poems with sound elements
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What is NARRATIVE poetry?
All of the above
A poem with a beginning, middle and end
A poem that tells a story
A poem with a plot
15
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE in poetry is used to
Confuse the reader
Speak in a secret code language
Sound smart or special
Apply fresh meaning to things
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What is a HAIKU?
A three-line Japanese poem
A poem about nature
All of the above
A poem with five, seven and five syllables per line
17
What is a LIMERICK?
None of these
A humorous, rhyming, five-line poem
A creature that is part lime
A fairy tale poem
18
What is the REFRAIN in "Old McDonald Had a Farm"?
EE - I -EE - I- O
EE - I - EE
All of these
EE - I -EE - I
19
Which of the following lines has language with the most IMAGERY?
The sun came up that morning.
The sun rose in the east.
The sun rose slowly into dawn.
The sun's rays scattered the night into sprays of pink joy.
20
SOUND DEVICES in poetry are -
Tools a writer uses for sound effects
Plans that make sense while prewriting
Instruments we play while we write
None of the above
21
Which of the following is a METAPHOR?
The trees were giant rattles
The trees bowed
The trees were like pompoms
None of these
22
What is REPETITION in poetry?
The use of any element of language more than once
The repetition of consonant sounds at the BEGINNING of words
The repetition of sounds at the END of words
The use of words that imitate sounds
23
Which example creates a SIMILE for HUNGER?
He was like a ravenous wolf waiting in the lunch line.
He was a ravenous wolf waiting in the lunch line.
None of these.
Drool slipped past his parched mouth at the smell of bacon.
24
What is ALLITERATION in poetry?
The use of any element of language more than once
The repetition of consonant sounds at the BEGINNING of words
The use of words that imitate sounds
The repetition of sounds at the END of words
25
What is PERSONIFICATION?
Language that appeals to the senses
An exaggeration or overstatement
None of the above
Writing that gives human qualities to nonhuman things
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What is IMAGERY?
None of the above
Language that appeals to the senses
An exaggeration or overstatement
Writing that gives human qualities to nonhuman things
27
Which of the following is an ONOMATOPOEIA?
Splat!
Neither of these
Buacaaaack!
Both of these
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What is RHYME in poetry?
The use of any element of language more than once
The repetition of sounds at the END of words
The use of words that imitate sounds
The repetition of consonant sounds at the BEGINNING of words
29
Which example uses PERSONIFICATION of a rock?
Both of these
The lazy rock slept silently.
Neither of these
The angry rock pointed its jagged edge upward.
30
Which of the following is a SIMILE?
The trees were like pompoms
None of these
The trees bowed
The trees were giant rattles
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What is LYRIC poetry?
Poetry that is often written in a highly musical verse
Both of these
Neither of these
Poetry that expresses thoughts and feelings
